I applied online. I interviewed at Doing Things (Chicago, IL) in Nov 2024
Interview
Multiple interviews - all of which were warm & friendly - that culminated in a project to be presented to multiple people from Doing Things. Project went well, as per their response, and then … crickets. Nothing at all. All that work. All that stress and background work. All those nice statements. And nothing.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Would you do an unpaid project that came up with original ideas?
Interview process was 8 weeks, told it would be 3 weeks. 5 interviews plus a project plus a presentation. Many of the interviews were questions the previous had asked - far too many redundant interviews that lacked any substance. After 8 weeks of interviewing and presenting the final presentation, zero contact from the Hiring team led me to have to follow up about whether or not an offer was coming. After multiple follow ups, I received an informal email that I would not be receiving an offer - this email came at 3 oclock in the morning. The interview process was far more exhaustive than it needed to be, and lack of clarity surrounding an offer plus poorly communicated professionalism left highly negative experience with the company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Typical interview questions, multiple rounds of the same questions with different team members
Hi There. Thank you very much for this feedback, and we apologize that your interview process was less than ideal here. We validate your experience and it's a top priority for the business to refine & improve this process going forward. No candidate’s experience should be impacted by our lack of bandwidth — we fully hear you and are working to make this better! We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback, and for participating in our interview process at large. Wishing you the best of luck in your job search!
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Doing Things (Los Angeles, CA) in Jul 2023
Interview
I was contacted via email for an interview. When the scheduled time arrived, they asked to conduct the interview via chat. The interviewer took nine minutes to ask their first question, which was why I would be interested in working in a profession that I had already spent several successful decades in. The second question revealed that the interviewer had no understanding of the role, and it was also obvious that they had done no research on me. The term "Audio Editor" is quite broad. I finally requested the interviewer to define the position. The interviewer was unresponsive after two questions, from 16 minutes to 32 minutes, at which time I could see them typing. After 40 minutes, I finally received a canned response. Doing Things Media does not value their potential candidates' time. I wish I had declined the interview request.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why would you be interested in this profession, i.e. Audio editing?
Hi There. Unfortunately, this was a fraudulent job posting & scam interview. We were made aware of the situation and contacted LinkedIn and the appropriate channels to disable the fraudulent account. We have never had a job posting/opening for an Audio Editor role. Any communication would only come from a doingthings.com email address (we do not use .jobs, .careers, etc.). We apologize for the inconvenience this caused you & wish you the best of luck in your job search!
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